Manawahe

Manawahe statistical area covers {{Convert|267.00|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=3 July 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Manawahe|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Manawahe|y}}|R}}/267.00|1}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|822|2013|888|2018|996|2023|1,209|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Manawahe (201900)|manawahe|Manawahe}}}}

Manawahe had a population of 1,209 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 213 people (21.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 321 people (36.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 618 males and 594 females in 477 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.201900.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 213 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 144 (11.9%) aged 15 to 29, 612 (50.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 243 (20.1%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.6% European (Pākehā); 25.3% Māori; 1.7% Pasifika; 2.0% Asian; 0.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 5.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.5%, Māori by 5.7%, and other languages by 5.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 24.1% Christian, 1.0% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 1.0% New Age, and 0.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.8%, and 7.2% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (18.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 588 (59.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 219 (22.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 129 people (13.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 495 (49.7%) full-time, 180 (18.1%) part-time, and 30 (3.0%) unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.201900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Manawahe (201900)}}

Manawahe School was operating by 1912{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19120328.2.25?query=Manawahe+School|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=28 March 1912|title=Board of Education - Teachers' Appointments|page=5}} but closed in 2010 due to a falling roll and problems with governance.{{Cite news|newspaper=Whakatane Beacon|date=25 May 2010|title=Axe falls on troubled school}} The school building became a base for the Manawahe Kokako Trust.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1411/S00550/protecting-a-slice-of-paradise.htm|title=Protecting A Slice Of Paradise|publisher=Manawahe Kokaho Trust|date=24 November 2014}}

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Category:Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region